My name is Nix, and I am a familiar. Or, I want to be one.I turn twenty-one in less than two weeks and before then I have to find a witch that will bond with me. If I don’t, I will turn into a normal cat and lose my magic, including my human form.The problem is, no one wanted me to be their familiar. I am not very good at controlling my magic. Every time I try to, something blows up … or catches … or catches on fire.
There were only two options left to me now. A witch rumored to do black magic who already has five familiars, or a mysterious warlock rumored to take on every familiar who asks.
Of course, now that I’ve actually found a witch who would accept me, she’s been kidnapped.
Fuck my life.
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OMG this book rocked. So here’s the deal if you read the synopses you got the general idea of the story. Think of that times ten, well at least five maybe six hot shifters of amazingness put all into one story. Im in love with the story line, the characters, and fast pace of this story. I cant wait to read the next one in this series.
Great Story & Narration Fascinating & Magical! 4.5 Stars
Black Magic
By: Aspen Winters, Verity Inkwell
Narrated by: C.C. Slone
I enjoyed this fascinating and imaginative story. It is well written with interesting and original storylines that are captivating from start to end. This my first book written by Aspen Winters and narrated by C.C. Stone and it will not be my last. She is a gifted author with a creative mind, she takes you into her a world of magic, with paranormal characters, there is great world building and character development. I adored the lead character, Nix, her best friend, Eris, is pretty awesome too. Nix, is a cat shifter, she turns 21 in two weeks and if she does not bond with a witch and become her familiar she will shift into her cat form forever becoming an ordinary house cat with no memory of ever being a human. The problem is finding a witch who would want her, regardless of all her training she never excelled at magic, in fact she causes more harm than good. Desperate times calls for desperate measures as a last resort she heads to the Warlock, Mr. Andrews, to see about becoming his familiar, while there she senses something was not right and she narrowly escapes his evil clutches and is helped off the grounds by someone who was hiding in the shadows. Charles escaped Andrews cruelty and has been watching him when he caught Nix, he helped her and brought her back to Isabelle’s home. Isabelle, the witch of black magic. Nix fits right in with her other familiars and when Isabelle gets taken they team up and set out to find her. This is a fast paced story, it is cleverly plotted and there is never a dull moment with plenty of drama, action, a touch of angst, some twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful moments and some hot romance. Thank you for the entertaining and enjoyable story.
I listened to the Audible edition, C.C Stone is a terrific narrator and voice artist. She does a great job bringing the characters and their story to life, giving them their voices and personality, as well as heart and attitude. She sets the perfect tone for the story adds the right amount of dramatization which enhances the story another level. She is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for the great listen
Great start to a new series. This story dives into what it takes for a familiar to bond with a witch. I love the background of this and what is at stake if a familiar isn’t bound to a witch. This story follows Nix and she is on a race against time. Her magic is uncontrollable and her family isn’t helping. She has to bond with a witch, and pronto so she isn’t stuck in her cat form. She attempts to go to a warlock who takes in all familiars but finds herself in a very bad situation. As a result she finds a few new friends during her escape. Some of this may seem like a godsend to her…a witch to be bound to with all male familiars *wags eyebrows* but trouble is right around the corner. Now that NIx can control her magic she embarks on a journey of self discovery. She stands up to her family, and has an incredible harem of men that want her and have no problem sharing her…then their witch gets kidnapped. The overall premise of the story is great and the story flowed well. I would have liked to have a little more of the slow burn or more time getting to know the guys than there was. Their relationships seemed a little rushed. Ultimately all the characters mesh well together and there is a great story to continue to be told. This is a new author for me but I look forward to reading the next in the series.
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Cat Shifter Nix (FMC) is in desperate need of a witch so that she can become their familiar. The only way to stabilise her magic. Except when she finds someone that could be her witch she already has a harem of hot shifter familiars – Victor, Charles, Twins Mason & James and Stephen. Boy are they a smoking hot read!! I loved Nix shes a strong and quick-witted character. Shes especially good because people under estimate her because shes a cat shifter with no control of her power and she has a truly vile family too. I really liked her fox friend Eris who even though was only briefly in this book and i hope we get to see her more in the series? I just loved this book
*I received a free copy of this book which I voluntarily chose to write an honest review for.
I had too much fun with this book!! We get a world where all familiars must be bonded to a witch before they turn 21 or they become their animal forever losing their human side. Nix has been unable to find someone to bind with and her time is quickly running out. Her horrid family is absolutely no help either. She hears about a possibility so she goes to check it out only to find some awful stuff going on so she runs for her life. This is where she runs into an extremely nice familiar who takes her home to his witch. This is an eclectic household so she fits right in. Add in some danger and bamn you get a story you can’t really out down. I cannot wait to see what happens next. I really liked it so I give it 4/5 stars.
great read , really enjoyed this book straight away it draws you in and you can’t help but full in love with Nix the cat familiar ….this book keeps you hooked and wanting more as you read it, seeing Nix go through all the stress abut finding a witch or warlock to bond with…..luckily a witch bonds with her who has 5 other delicious yummy male familiars and you can see were I’m going with this …..no well you will just have to give it a read ……ohhh and that ending ….omg I need more now please